diff --git a/ethereumj-core/pom.xml b/ethereumj-core/pom.xml
index 0f8a2c44..4a896076 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ethereumj-core/pom.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true
                                             [2.0,)
                                         </versionRange>
                                         <goals>
+                                        	<goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
                                             <goal>unpack</goal>
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>